Improvement in apparatus for detaching horses from vehicles



' W. A. BRYANT. pamremtusfor Detaohing Horses from Vehicles.

o. 202,223. Patented Apri| 9-,187.8.-

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ATTORNEYS NPFIERS. FHOTQLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

ecification forming part of Letters Patent No ham it may concern: B known that I, WILLIAM A. BRYANT, of N sulga, in the county of Macon, and in the te of Alabama, have invented certain d useful Improvements in Mode of At- 1 and Detaching Horses anddo hereby that the following is a full, clear, and

exac escription thereof, reference being had to t ccompanying drawings, and to the let ters reference marked thereon, making a part this specification.

u ature of my invention consists in the ction and arrangement of a device to ected to the shafts of vehicles, whereby h es may be readily attached to and detach from them, as will be hereinafter more full t forth.

able those skilled in the art to make e my invention, I will proceed to dets construction and operation.

e accompanying drawing, which is a pers tive, and. which is a part of this specificat ,A A represent the shafts of a vehicle, and the cross-bar between them.

the forward ends of the shafts, and sermly upon them, are the metal box- B B. The inner sides of these frames are vided with either a V-shaped or a T- sha groove. The object of these grooves I wi ow explain. Upon the hames D D of a se 1 harness I secure a metal plate, having ormin g a part of it, which has either a I or a square-shaped head. This head into the T-shaped groove from its fornd, and is there retained, being allowed e backward and forward, as circummay require. The head is retained in oove by a lever, 0, upon each box. levers G G are pivoted between two as, on the outer sides of the boxes B B, .ir forward ends are curved around, so hen in one certain position, these ends e ends of the grooves in the boxes and t the heads of the hame-pins from passrepresent two blocks, which pass bethe boxes and the rear ends of the le- G, to hold said levers securely in one fter the heads have been caught in the I'IED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. BRYANT, on NOTASULGA, ALABAMA.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR DETACHING HORSES FROM VEHICLES.

202,223, dated April 9, 1878; application filed January 16, 1878.

drawn back, the rear ends of the levers are released, and their forward ends immediately move outward, so as to uncover the ends of the grooves, and thus allow the heads of the rods of the hames to pass out. As the breeching-rings are retained in the spring-jaws F F, and as these jaws open forward, the horse readily moves out of the shafts, being thus disengaged from the wagon. By this arrangement it will be seen that I dispense with the I use of traces, making the shafts perform their functions of drawing the vehicle. A horse is by this plan much more easil attached to a vehicle, and in case of a runaway or any serious accident is instantly released, so that he can do no damage.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The box-frame B B, with its T-shaped groove, in combination with the headed rods upon the hames D-D, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The levers O O and the blocks d d, with their spring and cord attachment, in combination with the frames B B,'provided with the groove, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the boxes B B, as constructed with their grooves and levers, the spring-jaws F F for freeing the breechingrings, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of December, 1877.

W. A. BRYANT. Witnesses:

G. W. HARDY, ELLIoK BEDELL. 

